A massive mudslide wiped through what neighbors described as a former fishing village of small homes on Saturday. Here are six questions and answers about what is known as the Stillaguamish River slide.

1. How many people are dead and how many missing?

Searchers found five more bodies Sunday in the tangled sludge of a massive landslide in rural Washington state, bringing the death toll to at least eight from the wall of debris that swept through a small riverside neighborhood. ore people remained missing, and authorities said the number was "fluid." Earlier Sunday, they said it was at least 18, but that count came before additional bodies were discovered.

2. How big was the slide?

The mudslide measures 1 square mile. We have this huge square-mile mudflow that's basically like quicksand," Snohomish County Fire District 21 Chief Travis Hots said Sunday evening. It blocked about a mile of State Route 530 near the town of Oso, about 55 miles north of Seattle. It was reported to be about 15 feet deep in some areas.

3. How many homes were destroyed?

About 30 homes, some nearly 100 years old.

4. Is there any hope any of the missing are still alive?

Voices of people crying for help in the wreckage have stopped, and hopes of finding any more survivors waned as searchers pulled more bodies from the tangled debris field and crews worked through the night into Monday. Hots said crews were still in a "search and rescue mode. It has not gone to a recovery mode at this time." The number unaccounted for could change because some people may have been in cars and on roads when the slide hit just before 11 a.m. Saturday, Hots said.

5. What caused the slide?

Authorities believe the slide was caused by ground made unstable by recent heavy rainfall.

6. Will the river flood?

The slide blocked the North Fork of the Stillaguamish River. With the water pooling behind the debris, authorities worried about downstream flooding and issued an evacuation notice Saturday. But the water had begun to seep through the blockage Sunday afternoon, alleviating some concerns. The National Weather Service issued a flash flood watch for Snohomish County through Monday afternoon. "There's a small amount coming around the north edge of the slide. It's not alarming, and is allowing the water building behind the dam to settle out a bit," said Bronlea Mishler, a spokeswoman for Snohomish County. "It's flowing fairly slowly, and the on-scene folks have no major concerns."